Hong Kong rallies mark June 4 anniversary abroad
Tens of thousands in Hong Kong and cities worldwide protested the June 4 crackdown, banners saying We won't forget June 4 and We are not scared. Police count 100,000 in Hong Kong, organizers over 200,000, moving from a downtown park to Xinhua News Agency. May Chan and Szeto Wah voiced defiance amid Beijing pressure.
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World bus crash in France kills 11 passengers
A speeding British double decker bus returning from Spain burst a tire on a main north south highway near Auxerre. Police said 11 people died and 61 were injured as the bus swerved into a ditch and tumbled onto its side. The driver was reported to be traveling about 78 mph. The bus came to rest in a wheat field after sliding over 300 feet.
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Air Force scales down military drill in Philippines
The U S Air Force will scale back a training exercise to keep all personnel on base amid recent killings of American soldiers by Communist rebels and related threats. The latest shooting occurred Saturday near Subic Naval Base, with officials saying theft rather than politics was the motive.
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Lightning kills eight at city park monument shelter
In New Delhi eight people died and 20 were injured when a bolt of lightning struck a park sheltering visitors during a violent storm in central city Maharasthra state was lashed with heavy rain all day, according to Press Trust of India.
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PLO Officials Blast U.S. Policy
Farouk Kaddoumi head of the PLO political department criticized U.S. policy for pushing the Middle East toward war and warned against halting dialogue unless a guerrilla leader ousted from the governing body is removed after a failed seaborne raid on Israel.
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Social Democratic Party Votes to Disband in Britain
In London the centrist Social Democratic Party voted to disband after nine years of waning fortunes. Leader David Owen said the step preserves the party legacy and its principles while acknowledging limited electoral success since its 1981 founding as a centrist alternative to the Conservatives.
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